Don Herr
{{Short description|American racing driver (1889–1953)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Don Herr
| image = Don Herr (1889–1953).png
| caption =
| birth_name = Donald Herbert Herr
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|08|31}}
| birth_place = Salona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|06|21|1889|08|31}}
| death_place = Lake James, Indiana, U.S.
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 3
| Years_In_Champ = 2
| First_Champ_Race = 1911 Illinois Trophy (Elgin)
| Last_Champ_Race = 1913 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
| First_Champ_Win = 1911 Illinois Trophy (Elgin)
| Champ_Wins = 1
| Champ_Podiums = 2
| Champ_Poles = 0
}}}}
Donald Herbert Herr (August 31, 1889 – June 21, 1953) was an American racing driver.
Biography
Herr was born in Salona, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1889.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105385741/donald-h-herr-dies-at-age-68/ |title=Donald H. Herr Dies at Age 68 |newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer |location=Coldwater |page=9 |date=1953-06-22 |access-date=2022-07-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Herr won the 1911 Illinois Trophy Race held on the roads of Elgin, Illinois driving a National. In the 1912 Indianapolis 500 he served as a relief driver for Joe Dawson from lap 108 to 144. Afterwards, Dawson returned to the car and drove on to victory. Herr is not credited as an Indianapolis 500 winner because Dawson both started and finished the race. Herr drove his own car in the 1913 Indianapolis 500 and started fifth and completed only seven laps before being knocked out by a broken clutch shaft, driving a Wisconsin powered Stutz. It would be his last Championship Car start.{{Cite web |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/HerrDon.htm |title=Don Herr |publisher=Champ Car Stats |access-date=2022-07-11}}
Herr died at his home on Lake James, Indiana on June 21, 1953.
Motorsports career results
= Indianapolis 500 results =
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| Year
!Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |
|---|
| 1913
|8 |5 |82.840 |9 |26 |7 |0 |Clutch shaft |
| colspan=6|Totals
|7 |0 | |
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| Starts
|1 |
|---|
| Poles
|0 |
| Front Row
|0 |
| Wins
|0 |
| Top 5
|0 |
| Top 10
|0 |
| Retired
|1 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Don_Herr Don Herr] profile at Old Racing Cars
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060508004645/http://www.indy500.com/stats/drivers.php?drivername=Don%20Herr Official Indianapolis 500 race and driver statistics: Don Herr]
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Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers